Ben Thomases, who was New York’s first food czar, quietly resigned from the Bloomberg administration late last month .
Interviews and a review of Andrew M. Cuomo’s record reveal a fraught relationship with the gay community.
The cuts will require at least 1,000 layoffs, and the budget may have to be modified depending on how much aid Albany votes.
The hotly debated center at 45 Park Place, to be called Cordoba House, still needs the approval of the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The New York City Charter Revision Commission is revisiting an issue that provoked outrage in 2008 when Mayor Bloomberg wanted a third term.
The City Council in New York plans to introduce legislation requiring landlords to battle garbage, mold and vermin, all factors that have been linked to asthma.
A disagreement over how best to disclose payments made in Council members’ discretionary funds might be a skirmish in a mayoral race three years away.
Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn withdrew her offer to attend a fund-raiser for Representative Michael McMahon after he voted no.
A newly formed Progressive Caucus by city council members is intended to send a message to the mayor and the Council speaker.